Newman return to tirade of the disaffected

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman will return from an overseas trip to an advertising blitz attacking his character, claims he's a puppet leader and comparisons to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

Welcome back. After being swept to power in March, the honeymoon's certainly over.

Trouble was brewing last week when Mr Newman flew to India on a trade mission after three government MPs quit the Liberal National Party (LNP) in controversial circumstances.

He'll return to the job on Thursday to face further denigration from two of the disgruntled MPs who have spoken out against the premier's leadership.

Gold Coast MP Alex Douglas says he plans to run commercials in 700 television slots to show Queenslanders the premier was lying about the reasons he was taken off parliament's ethics committee.

"Queenslanders need to understand that we have a person who is incapable of telling the truth running the state and you cannot have that," the now-independent MP told ABC Radio on Monday.

His outburst came just a day after newly installed Katter's Australian Party (KAP) leader Ray Hopper claimed Mr Newman was just a puppet for Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney and Treasurer Tim Nicholls, who were really running the government.

His claims were backed by Dr Douglas on Tuesday, who said the government was being run by a "mishmash of people with competing interests" and the results could be seen in various types of "garbage" legislation rushed through parliament.

He particularly criticised legislation that blocked KAP from attaining official party status and associated funding after Mr Hopper's defection from the LNP bolstered its ranks to three.

"Trying to shut down the opposition ... you know the last person to do this was Stalin," Dr Douglas said.

Mr Seeney, who has been acting premier in Mr Newman's absence, laughed off the comments.

"What we're seeing today are more bizarre statements and claims from disaffected people," he told AAP on Tuesday.

"They made bizarre claims last week. They're making bizarre claims this week, and I expect they'll make bizarre comments for some weeks to come."

But Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says the claims from people who were close to the LNP leadership show just how deeply the government is in crisis.

"(Dr Douglas) knows the ins and outs," she told reporters in Brisbane on Tuesday.

"He knows how the leadership team operates and he has left the party."

Billionaire Clive Palmer is reportedly helping Dr Douglas pay for his advertising blitz, but he has not returned calls from AAP to confirm his involvement.

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